WEBVTT COVERAGE WITH WESH 2’S BOB HAZEN. BOB, QUITE A SCENE DOWN THERE. BOB: IT IS REALLY LIKE BOTH SIDES ARE USING THIS ELECTION’S OFFICE TO PLAY OUT THE FIGHT OVER THIS ELECTION. YOU CAN SEE THE CROWD, IT HAS DWINDLED DOWN. ONLY A FEW DOZEN ARE OUT HERE, BUT THEY ARE LOUD, ENERGETIC. BE CAREFUL WITH WHAT WE ARE SHOWING BECAUSE IT TRUMP SUPPORTERS SHOWED UP WITH A SIGN WITH SWEARWORDS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DO NOT GET VULGARITY ON THE AIR. THESE TWO GROUPS ARE HERE FOR DESANTIS AND RICK SCOTT AS WELL AS GROUPS LATER IN THE DAY FOR ANDREW GILLUM AND BILL NELSON. THEY ARE KEEPING RIGHT IN FRONT OF EACH OTHER BUT NOT GETTING INTO VIOLENCE. WE SEE ARGUMENTS AND DEBATES GOING ON. PEOPLE WITH ALL HORNS TRYING TO -- BULL HORNS TRYING TO ANTAGONIZE PARTICULARLY THE DEMOCRAT SIDE. VOTING COUNTING IS GOING ON, AND IT COULD FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. WE TALKED TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHY THEY FELT THE NEED TO TO COME OUT HERE. LISTEN TO THIS VIDEO. >> I DON’T KNOW IF HE GET IT, HE GET IT, IF THE OTHER GUY GET IT, HE GET IT. EVERYBODY VOTE BEING COUNTED, THAT’S WHAT MATTERS. >> WE WANT THINGS TO BE FAIR. RICK SCOTT HAS ALREADY WON. I MEAN THIS IS INSANE. , THEY’RE COUNTING VOTES. SHE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY VOTES SHE HA BOB: AGAIN THIS IS A FAIRLY SMALL CROWD. IT IS GETTING SMALLER SINCE WE HAVE BEEN OUT HERE. THERE ARE PEOPLE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE. POLICE HAVE THEIR CRUISERS IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING, KEEPING PEOPLE FROM GETTING IN. AXIS -- ACCESS IS NOT VERY EASY. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON HERE. THEY COULD BE OUT HERE FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF THE FACT THE VOTE COUNTING WILL BE GOING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. WE WILL STAY OUT H

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Updated: 8:54 PM EST Nov 9, 2018

LAUDERHILL, Fla. —

A group of about 30 sign-holding Republican protesters gathered outside the office of Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Bless America."

As the counting of ballots resumed Friday afternoon, Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetzcalled Snipe "either incompetent or corrupt" and accused her of "spinning ballots out of nothing" in the Senate seat between Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson.